With recourse to the ICJ something of a last resort and the court falling even further out of favour, regional arbitration, in theory, remains an alternative. ASEAN is armed with the mechanisms, including a High Council of ministerial representatives from all member countries, to take on the task, but it is unlikely to do so. Essentially, ASEAN members do not trust each other to act beyond their national interest, and a ruling by an ASEAN tribunal could prove divisive. That is why the High Council has not been convened in more than thirty-five years since it was adopted as part of ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. Three-party arbritation, with each side nominating one country and agreeing on a third, is bound to be quicker and cheaper than the ICJ, but stil involves governments rather the preferred method of settling boundary issues and border diaputes.